Vonage barred from signing new customers by judge: AP

MichaelBaron

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A judge has reportedly "effectively barred" Internet phone company Vonage
VG, +2.02%
from signing up new customers due to a determination of infringement on patents held by Verizon Communications
VZ, -0.50%
according to an Associated Press report. The AP report said Vonage, based in Holmdel, N.J., is planning an immediate appeal. The stock closed Thursday at $3.37, down 6.9%.

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